Job Description :
Sr. Network Security Engineer
Customer: Dish Network (Wireless)
Describe Job Type: 6 month Contract to Hire
Target Start date: ASAP
Street Location: Littleton, CO
Salary Upon Conversion: $110k- $130k
Target Pay Rate: $65. 00/hr
Is USC or Greencard required: No H1s!
Local candidates only? Out of state ok?: Needs Local or someone willing to relocate
Job Details and Requirements:
Explain what the scope of work/project is.
Information about the Project or department:
Dish Network is building a Greenfield, 5G network to compete in the wireless space alongside Sprint/T-Mobile, AT& T and Verizon. Dish Network is working against very strict deadlines to design, engineer, and secure a network system at a nationwide scale. This role will play a key role in the following areas:
Design and engineering of effective and scalable network systems and solutions.
Participate in evaluation, testing, selection, and deployment of foundational network elements for a nationwide greenfield network buildout
What part or role with the candidate play in project or team?
Effectively communicate engineering solutions through detailed high and low level diagrams.
Participate in evaluation, testing, selection, and deployment of foundational network elements for a nationwide greenfield network buildout
Design, plan, and implement network security systems at nationwide scale.
Candidate Details:
What are the top 3-5 required skills/technologies?
network engineers with past design and engineering experience from other major service provides such as Verizon, ATT, Charter, Comcast, Zayo, etc?
IP routing across a multi-site, hierarchical architecture(6 years)
Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, AZURE, GCP) (6 years)
Network firewall and IDS/IPS systems (Network Security is a must8 years)
Network Diagrams – Need to be able to create network diagrams. (5 years)
Enterprise Network Design and security (6 years)
Enterprise Network Architecture and Design experience (6 years)
List the ‘ nice to haves’
IPv6
Networking certifications a plus- CCNA/CCNP/CCIE/CISM/CISSP/CEH or equivalent
Public cloud certifications a plus - Advanced Networking, Cloud Network Engineer, or equivalent
Knowledge within the orchestration space – Scripting – Python, Perl, Bash.
What non-technical skills are necessary (communication, problem solving, team player, i. e?
Strong communicator
Understand requirements and present
What will candidate be doing for the first 30 days?
Gathering and defining requirements with stakeholders
Is this new headcount or a back fill?
New head count
What is the size of the team or group the candidate will be working with?
11 people
Describe the work environment/team culture.
Fast paced, constantly changing
Core strict working hours 9-5 (cannot clock out before or after unless permission from manager)
Describe the interview process: in person or telephonenbsp; Who will do the interview etc…
Phone interview with HM (30 min), then Webex with HM and Team (1 hr)
Ideal candidate background and how many years of experience required?
Must have good tenure at previous jobs – does not want to see job hopping
Education requirements/preferences
Bachelor’ s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering preferred, or ten or more years of professional experience in large enterprise or carrier space
Are there any companies you would like to see on a candidate’ s resume?
Enterprise Wireless/Mobile companies Verizon, ATT, Charter, Comcast, Zayo, etc?
Are there any certifications that the candidate must possess?
Professional networking certifications a plus- CCNA/CCNP/CCIE/CISM/CISSP/CEH or equivalent
Public cloud certifications a plus - Advanced Networking, Cloud Network Engineer, or equivalent
What are your favorite questions to ask?
One technical? Ask about IPv6 experience
Things the candidate should know prior to interviewing
Candidate must provide documentation of what they’ ve done – Network Diagrams
Candidate must know about Dish, what they are doing in the wireless space, and know about the Dish and T-Mobile Sprint merger – Boost Mobile Integration plans.
Dish Job Description:
Primary Responsibilities Will Include
Design and engineering of effective and scalable network systems and solutions
Participate in evaluation, testing, selection, and deployment of foundational network elements for a nationwide greenfield network buildout
Ensure that solutions adhere to defined standards and best practices and/or assist in the development of these standards and best practices
Effectively communicate engineering solutions through detailed high and low level diagrams
Routinely research, analyze, test, retest, and troubleshoot complex problems
Able to work in a fast-paced environment, under pressure, with strict deadlines, both as an individual contributor and team player
Participate in knowledge transfer, documentation and information sharing while staying abreast of new technology/technical areas
A Successful Candidate Will Be Able To
Provide advanced technical leadership for complex project work, including functional subsystem upgrades for mission-critical network devices and services as well as strategic upgrades to the network
Design, plan, and implement network security systems at nationwide scale
Supply advanced technical direction and leadership to the organization through the planning and implementation processes
Establish requirements, provide analysis of network security risks and requirements, network design, network partitioning or segmentation, and network architecture definition
Provide advanced expertise in the development of network test, validation, and integration plans on projects, and assurance of network integrity
Work independently with vendors to understand, test, and drive new innovative features
Candidate Should Have Extensive Knowledge In The Following Areas
IP routing across a multi-site, hierarchical architecture
MPLS and/or Segment Routing (SR-MPLS, SRv6)
eBGP, iBGP, IS-IS, VRFs, and QoS
Integration with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Architecture, design, and engineering of network security boundaries both internal and external
Network firewall and IDS/IPS systems evaluation, design, implementation, and support
Design and Implementation of internal and external VPN connectivity
Configuration hardening of network and peripheral devices
Creation of network security policies, processes, auditing, and enforcement
IPv6 - SLAAC and DHCPv6
Network Deployment and Operations Automation - Ansible, Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
Network configuration automation (Scripting with Pearl/Python/Bash)
Server virtualization - VMWare, Openstack
Solid Understanding of the OSI model, routing and switching protocols, network security, IPv4 and IPv6 networking, subnetting, and operational experience
Education and Experience
Bachelor’ s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering preferred, or ten or more years of professional experience in large enterprise or carrier space
Professional networking certifications a plus- CCNA/CCNP/CCIE/CISM/CISSP/CEH or equivalent
Public cloud certifications a plus - Advanced Networking, Cloud Network Engineer, or equivalent